Browsing: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as the new WTO DG has been received with great joy all over the world. Her appointment as the Director General of the 26 year old Geneva based body with 164 member countries representing ninety eight percent of the global trade is ground breaking and highly commendable.

Each time, something appears to be going wrong with Nigeria, something great and good happens. That is the story of Nigeria. Each time and point it appears all hope is lost, something unique and extraordinary occurs

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made history today when  the General Council of  the World Trade Organisation (WTO) unanimously   agreed  to  pick her as its 7th Director-General.